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948 sats \ 3 replies \ @steepdawn974 2 Jun 2023 \ on: Too Embarassed To Ask - Your Bitcoin & Lightning Questions Answered bitcoin
It safe to deterministically split your seed in two parts (e.g. words 1-6 ==> part1, and 7-12 ==> part2), and store them separately? Or can the whole seed be guessed/restored from just knowing one part?
It's very difficult to brute force 6 words, but not beyond the realms of possibility. Here's an example of someone brute forcing the last 4 words of a 12 word seed phrase in a day:
Note: It's much easier to bruteforce the last word as this is just a checksum.
But the BEST reason not to do this is because it's just inferior to using a passphrase. Both are 2-of-2 schemes, but a passphrase is A) Easier to memorise, B) Gives you plausible deniability with the seed-only wallet and C) Is an industry standard supported by every hardware wallet.
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Don't do it, having 6 of the words makes the last 6 feasible to brute force:
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